The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-05-13
ouEER COUNTING.
How DIR. Lyman Beecher Persuaded
Mrs. jackson TO Become His wife.

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How Dr. Lyman Beecher Persuaded
Mrs. Jackson 10 Become His VIE.
Saints, sinners, and the Beecher
family has has been printed as the re.
mark of the late venerable DR.. Todd, of
Pittsfeld, Mass. Possibly the follow
ing anecdote of the father, which / had
from his eldest son, Rev. William H.
Beecher, may illustrate the pe~culiaritie
of his family. The old gentleman had
lost his second or third wife, and had
resolved to marry again. Hence at a
family gathering in Cincinnati he said:
my CHI ildren, hitherto / have married
altogether to suit myself, but now / in
tend to marry again and am willing to
marry to suit you if a think of any
suitable and proper person who will
have me-" The children put their heads
and concluded that a certain Mrs.
jackson, who kept a large boarding
house in Boston and was a member of
Edwards church, would make him a
capital wife, and it was arranged for
Rev. Edward to negotiate with Mrs.
jackson. After waiting a week OF so
the old man became impatient and start
ed for Boston, driving to Mrs. Jackson's
house. calling for her and unfolding at
once the object of his mission. The
good lady was thunderstruck, protested
that she had no idea of marrying and
couldn't think of such a thing; it was
impossible. To all of which the old
doctor replied that he was equally sur
prised. The arrangement had been
made in Cincinnati. Edward vas TO
prepare the way, and he had made his
arrangements to preach in Andover
and Amherst and to attend the May
anniversaries, and expected of course TO
take her with him as his wife. At this
point the lady expressed herself as
shocked that Edward had never spoken
to her on the subject; nor would it
have made any difference if he had,
for as to MARI ing again she coeld not
and would not-not even the venerable
and celebrated DR.. Lyman Beecher!
After a moments pause the doctor
said: my dear Mrs. Jackson, | am
sorry you have so much feeling about
it, but / will stay with you u day or
two and we will talk this matter up.
to which the lady responded that her
house was full, she had no suitable
room for him, and could not entertain
him. ''0h, never mind then, " said the
doctor, Il will go round to Edwards
and come aud take tea with you. And
sure enough at tea time he was there
and sat next to Mrs. jackson at the Ia
BILE. 1t was one of those large board
lighthouses on Beacon street at which
the lady of the house presided as a sort
of matron, and to the tea table of which
the boarders kept coming and going
for two or three hours. OF course the
old doctor became impatient and kept
whispering to Mrs. Jackson: II want
to see you ~alone!n II must see you
alone!' Cant you see me alone?"
At length Mrs. jackson left the table
with him and they went to a room by
themselves. What then occurred God
only knows, but the family story is that
the good lady protested, expressed her
amazement, and even sa d: "You
must be crazy, the subject is too serious
and solemn to be thought of without
prayer to God" Have you not pray
ed about it!' said the doctor. pray
ed about itP No." said Mrs. jackson;
t'haye not thought of such a thing"
Let us pray was the seiiea4s re
Spouse Of Beecher, and they knelt down
and prayed. OF course the Almighty
was argued with; what a good wife
Mrs. jackson would make him; what a
blessing it would be to her; how much
good she could do in the holy cause;
what a disappointment if she did not
marry him. Then observing her to be
in a melting mood, he reached out his
hand, took hold of hers and said,
amen Yes, and amen it was, The
grand clearinghouse was broken up.
to the surprise of all Boston, and Mrs.
Jackson became Mrs. Lyman Beecher,
making him a capital wife, indeed.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.